Kingoftheinternet comments on When what is rational is not what is "right" - Less Wrong
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Do you think pledging public radio is the right thing to do for you/public radio listeners/everyone? I can't really tell. If any of those, can you explain what you mean by that without the word "right" or other closely related words?
I would define right in this instance as what is required by moral/ethical/etiquette standards. However what is rational is the correct thing to do (assuming we are all on the same page that the rational choice is the correct choice).
I am no less confused about your position than I was before.
I felt a certain level of guilt for not donating to public radio, which was alleviated by donating. The level of guilt is somewhere between what I imagine is the guilt for shoplifting and the guilt for not holding a door open for an elderly lady carrying a lot of packages.